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Hamilton State Bank, based in Hoschton, had a busy week as it paid off its TARP funds and purchased a failed bank in Bartow County. Hamilton had recently raised over $230 million in funds to buy other banks and Friday evening, purchased all the deposits of Bartow County Bank in Cartersville. As of December 31, 2010, Bartow County Bank had ...
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A portion of the Pendergrass Flea Market opened this past weekend after one of the buildings was heavily damaged in a fire two weeks ago. The cause is undetermined due to the heavy damage, according to a representative with the state fire marshal’s office. “We are open for business today with a large portion of our interior, and will be ...
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Students at Jackson County Comprehensive High School will not see some old familiar faces in the school office starting this fall. That's because the Jackson County Board of Education approved Principal Todd McGhee's resignation, effective June 30, along with the retirement of part-time assistant principal Bruce Yates. Another part-time ...
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A man reportedly died from injuries he received in a motorcycle wreck Sunday morning in Jefferson. The wreck happened around 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of the Damon Gause Bypass (Hwy. 129) and Hwy. 11. The man was transported to Athens Regional Medical Center and reportedly died of his injuries. The Georgia State Patrol was working the ...
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A Nicholson woman is celebrating a jumbo Georgia Lottery win. Cassandra “Candy” Reynolds, 38, won $500,000 playing the instant game Jumbo Jumbo Bucks. “I’m just absolutely shocked,” she said. Sonny’s Express, located at 783 Ila Road in Commerce, sold the top prize ticket. Reynolds was with her husband, Reid, when she scratched the ...
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While an uptick in housing sale prices the first part of 2010 led some to believe the worst of the local housing collapse was over, the second half of 2010 saw Jackson County’s media sale price nosedive. According to zillow.com website that tracks market housing price data, the median sale price of a house in Jackson County is now just ...
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Three banks with branches in Jackson County remained in troubled territory at the end of 2010. Hometown Community Bank in Braselton, First Covenant Bank in Commerce and First Georgia Banking Company, which is headquartered in Franklin, but with offices in Jackson County, all had troubled asset ratios above 100 at the end of 2010. But while ...
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Long-time Jefferson resident Alex Bryan questioned the City of Jefferson Monday night as to the impact the tree ordinance would have on property owners. The ordinance outlines exemptions, tree protection areas, tree survey requirements, tree retention and replacement. An approved tree retention and replacement plan is required prior to the ...
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A 15-year-old Braselton resident who reportedly told police last week she shot her mother in the back of the head at their home, killing her, may not necessarily be tried as an adult in her murder. The girl, whose name has not been released due to her age, was arrested Friday after telling police she fired a 9mm handgun while her mother was ...
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